Rice can 'borrow' stronger immunity from other plant species, study shows
Friday, April 3, 2015 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
Like most other plants, rice is well equipped with an effective immune system that enables it to detect and fend off disease-causing microbes. But that built-in immunity can be further boosted when the rice plant receives a receptor protein from a completely different plant species, suggests a new study led by UC Davis plant-disease experts.